UPCOMING EVENTS

ISN PROGRAM AT APSA 2016 IN Philadelphia, PA, September 1-4, 2016

The Indigenous Studies Network (ISN) 0oans to put on at least one panels and a business meeting/networking session at the 2016 American Political Science Association (APSA) Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, September 1-4, 2016, at the Philadelphia Convention Center. For more information contact ISN Program Coordinators: Laura Evans, [email protected] (University of Washington) and Sheryl Lightfoot (University of British Columbia): [email protected]. More information about the APSA meeting will be available, by early summer, including the program, at: http://www.apsanet.org/, Room locations will be in the printed program available at the on-site conference registration.

WSSA 2016 AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES SECTION PROGRAM, April 13-16, 2016

The American Indian Studies Section of the Western Social Science Association, at its 58 ^th meeting, expects to again have a full program of panels at the association's meeting at the 2016 conference in Reno, NV April 13-16. Paper/panel proposals for the American Indian Studies Section can either be submitted on line by going to: http://www.wssaweb.com, or by sending them (preferably by E-mail) to AIS section coordinators: Alisse Eli-Joseph: [email protected], and Karen Jarratt-Snider: [email protected]. Deadline for proposals, including abstracts, likely is December 1, 2015. Information, which will eventually include the preliminary program, can be accessed on line at: http://www.wssaweb.com.

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A list of Indigenous Language Conferences is kept at the Teaching Indigenous Languages web site at Northern Arizona University: http://www2.nau.edu and also among a large number of linguistic conferences of all types at: http://linguistlist.org/callconf/browse-current.cfm?type=Conf, and for bilingual education in the U.S. (and some beyond) at Dual Language Education of New Mexico: http://www.dlenm.org.

The D'Arcy McNickle Center for American Indian and Indigenous Studies at the Newberry Library, in Chicago, has an on going Newberry Library Seminar in American Indian Studies on Wednesdays from 5:30 - 7:30 pm at the Newberry, 60 West Walton Street, Chicago, Illinois with a meal included. “We will pre-circulate papers to those planning to attend. If you cannot attend and want to read a paper, please contact the author directly. To receive a copy of a paper, email [email protected] or call (312) 255-3552. Papers are available for request two weeks prior to the seminar date. Please include your email address in all correspondence.”  There are other occasional events. E-mail: [email protected] or call (312)255-3564 to receive a copy of the paper via E-mail. For more on this and other events at the Newberry Library go to: http://www.newberry.org/mcnickle/AISSeminar.html.

Society for the Study of the Indigenous Languages of the Americas Annual Meeting (SSILA) 2016 is in Portland, OR, January 7-10, 2016. For more information go to: http://linguistlist.org/callconf/browse-conf-action.cfm?ConfID=180889 or http://www.ssila.org.

22nd Annual Stabilizing Indigenous Languages Symposium may be at the University of Hawaii at Hilo, in January 2016. Information will become available at http://www.uhh.hawaii.edu

The 90th Annual Meeting of the Linguistic Society of America is January 7-10, 2016, in Washington, DC, For details go to: http://www.linguisticsociety.org/event/lsa-2016-annual-meeting.

The Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of the Indigenous Languages of the Americas will be held at the Marriott Marquis in Washington, DC, January 7 – 10, 2016, concurrent with the annual meeting of the Linguistic Society of America. For details visit: http://www.ssila.org/meetings/ssila-2016/.

NCAI 2016 State of Indian Nations is January 14, 2016 at Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Ave, Washington, DC 20001. For details visit: http://www.ncai.org/conferences-events/national-events.

The Twelfth International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic, and Social Sustainability being held at Portland State University, Portland, Oregon, 21-23 January 2016. The On Sustainability knowledge community is brought together by a common concern for sustainability in a holistic perspective, where environmental, cultural, economic, and social concerns intersect. For details visit: http://onsustainability.com/the-conference/call-for-papers.

CERCLL 2016 Intercultural Competence Conference: Traditions and Transitions: Fifth International Conference on the Development and Assessment of Intercultural Competence is January 21-24, 2016 in Tucson, Arizona. For details visit: http://cercll.arizona.edu/development/conferences/2016_icc.

SGAC/TSGAC Self Governance 1st Quarter Advisory Committee Meeting is January 26 - 28, 2016 in Washington, DC. For details visit: http://www.ncai.org/conferences-events/national-events.

The International Conference on Bilingual Studies may be in February 2016, For details go to: http://linguistlist.org/callconf/browse-conf-action.cfm?ConfID=188196.

IIPT World Symposium on Sustainable and Peaceful Communities and Nations may be in, February 2016. For more information on the Symposium see the IIPT December newsletter: http://www.iipt.org/newsletter/2014/december.html.

National Johnson O'Malley Association Conference is February 1-3 2016, at Crystal Gateway Marriott, 1700 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202. For Details go to: http://www.njoma.com/.

American Indian Higher Education Consortium ( AIHEC) 2016 Winter Meeting is February 8-11, 2016, in Washington, DC. For details go to: http://www.aihec.org/who-we-are/calendar.cfm.

NAAS & Affiliates 24 ^th Annual Conference is February 8-13, 2016, in Baton Rouge, LA. For details go to: http://www.naaas.org.

United South and Eastern Tribes (USET) Impact Week is at Crystal Gateway Marriott, Arlington, VA, February 8-11, 2016. For details visit: http://www.usetinc.org/meetings-events/uset-annual-expo/2016-2/.

CDC/ATSDR Tribal Advisory Committee Meeting & 14th Biannual Tribal Consultation Session is February 9-11, 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia. For details go to: http://www.tuswecatiospaye.org/.

Native/Indigenous Studies Area of the 2016 Southwest Popular Culture/American Culture Association (Formerly the Southwest/Texas Popular Culture/American Culture Association) 36th annual meeting is February 10-13, 2016 in Albuquerque, NM. Further details can be found at: http://www.southwestpca.org/ .

UNITY 2016 Mid-Year Conference is February 12-15, 2016 at the Phoenix Marriott Mesa, Mesa. AZ/ For details go to: http://www.unityinc.org.

The NCAI 2016 Executive Council Winter Session is February 22-24, 2016 , in Washington, DC. For details go to: http://www.tuswecatiospaye.org/.

Far West PCA/ACA (Popular and American Culture associations), which likely has at least one American Indian section, is February 26-28, 2016; Las Vegas, NV. For information go to: http://www.fwpca.org/.

2016 Healthy Native Communities Fellowship Leadership Training is in Scottsdale, AZ, February 28-March 4, 2016. For information go to: http://www.ncai.org/conferences-events/national-events.

The 11th Annual Conference on Endangered Languages and Cultures of the Americas may be in March 2016. For details go to: http://www.cail.utah.edu, or contact Jennifer Mitchell: [email protected].

Multilingualism in Education: Policies, Practices and Assessment (UME 2015) may be in March 2016, For derails visit: http://fiplv.com.

3rd International Conference on Mesoamerican Linguistics/II Congreso Internacional de Lingüística Mesoamericana may be in March 2016 in Los Angeles, CA. For information go to: http://linguistlist.org/callconf/browse-conf-action.cfm?ConfID=188456.

The National Association for Ethnic Studies (NAES) 44th Annual Conference: Resistance: Borders and Power, Social Justice and Community is March 17-19, 2016, at University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. For details contact National Association for Ethnic Studies (NAES), Department of Ethnic Studies, Colorado State University, 1790 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, CO 80523-179, www.ethnicstudies.org.

Third International Conference on Heritage/Community Languages may be in March 2015 at UCLA, Los Angles, CA, For details visit: http://nhlrc.ucla.edu/.

National Association for Bilingual Education 45th Annual Conference - NABE 2016: "Advancing Biliteracy through Global Leadership and Partnerships" is at the Hilton Chicago, 720 S Michigan Ave is in Chicago, IL in, March 3-5, 2016. For information go to: http://www.nabe.org

SWCOLT is at the Hilton Waikiki Beach Hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii, on March 4-5, 2016.  Preconference workshops will be March 3. For information go to: http://www.swcolt.org/.

National Conference on Health Disparities & National Environmental Justice Conference and Training Program is in Washington, DC, March 9-12, 2016. For details go to: http://www.aihec.org/who-we-are/calendar.cfm.

UMass Boston’s Institute for New England Native American Studies (INENAS) and Suffolk University Law School’s Indigenous Peoples Rights Clinic, " Massachusetts Native Peoples and the Social Contract: A Reassessment for Our Times," a roundtable discussion, is at the North American Indian Center of Boston, 105 South Huntington Ave. Jamaica Plain, MA, March 11, 2016, noon to 2 p.m." For more information contact: Cedric Woods, 617-287-5784,  [email protected], Nicole Friederichs, 617-573-8100,  [email protected].

American Indian Higher Education Consortium ( AIHEC) 2016 Spring Board Meeting is March 11-13, 2015, preceding the AIHEC 2016 Student Conference, March 14-16, in Minneapolis, MN. For information go to: http://www.aihec.org/who-we-are/calendar.cfm.

AIHEC 2016 Student Conference is March 14-16 at the Minneapolis Convention Center. For details go to: http://www.aihec.org/who-we-are/calendar.cfm.

The National Indian Gaming Association Conference and Trade Show is March 13-15, 2016 at the Phoenix Convention Center, 100 N. 3 St., and Phoenix, AZ. For more information go to: http://www.indiangamingtradeshow.com/Content/778.htm.

The 39 ^th Annual California Conference on American Indian Education March 17-19, 2016, at the Red Lion Hotel in Redding, CA. For more information contact: Achel McBride: (530)895-4212 x 110, Irma Amaro: (707)464-3512, or Judy Delgado at 916-319-0506, [email protected], or go to: http://www.ccaie.org/.

RES Las Vegas is March 21-24, 2016, in Las Vegas, NV. For information go to: http://www.ncai.org/conferences-events/national-events.

American Indian Cultures and Literatures area of the PCA/ACA (Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association) National Conference 2016 is in Seattle, WA, March 21-25, 2016. For details Visit: http://www.pcaaca.org/conference/national.php.

Tribal Interior Budget Council, March 21-23, 2016 is March 21-23, 2016 at Omni Shoreham Hotel, 2500 Calvert Street NW, Washington, DC. For information go to: http://www.ncai.org/conferences-events/national-events.

6th Tribal Land Staff National Conference is March 22-24, 2016 at Worley, ID. For information go to: http://www.ncai.org/conferences-events/national-events.

The Western Political Science Association (WPSA) 2016, March 24 – 26, 2016, is at the Manchester Hyatt, San Diego, California, and will likely include one or more Race, Ethnicity and Politics panels that could include Indigenous issues. For details go to: http://wpsa.research.pdx.edu/

Religions, Languages et Cultures Africaines a l’ère du Numérique is March 25-27, 2016, in VUEA, Cameroon. For information go to: http://linguistlist.org/callconf/browse-conf-action.cfm?ConfID=198096.

SGAC/TSGAC Self Governance 2nd Quarter Advisory Committee Meeting is March 29-31, 2016 at Washington, DC. For information go to: http://www.ncai.org/conferences-events/national-events.

5th Annual Hispanic & Luso-Brazilian Linguistics Conference may be in April 2016. For information visit: http://linguistlist.org/callconf/browse-conf-action.cfm?ConfID=194476.

Twelfth Annual Southeast Indian Studies Conference is to be held on campus at the University of North Carolina, Pembroke, Pembroke, NC, April 7-8, 2016. The deadline for papers and posters submission is January 22, 2016; see attached for submission requirements. Conference details will be posted to the American Indian Studies http://www.uncp.edu/ais/ and Southeast American Indian Studies http://www.uncp.edu/sais/ websites as they become available.  

Native American Finance Officers Association's 34th Annual Conference is April 17-19, 2016., at the Gila River Indian Community's Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort & Spa in Phoenix, AZ For more information visit www.nafoa.org.

44th Annual Symposium on the American Indian may be at Northeastern State University, University Center, Tahlequah, OK, is April 11-16, 2016. For details visit: http://www.cts.nsuok.edu/NSUSymposium.aspx.

The 12th Giving the Gift of Language : A Teacher Training Workshop for Native Language Instruction and Acquisition, SILC: Strengthening Indigenous Languages and Cultures: A Teacher Training Workshop for Native Language Instruction and Acquisition is April 14-16, 2016, at Missoula, MT. For information visit: http://www.nsilc.org/index.htm.

Workshop on Structure and Constituency in the Languages of the Americas   ( WSCLA 2016) us April 1-3, 2016, at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), Montréal, Canada. For details go to: https://sites.google.com/site/wscla2016/.

National Indian Child Welfare Association's (NICWA) 34th Annual Conference , Protecting Our Children National American Indian Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect is April 3-6, 2016 in St. Paul, Minnesota (http://www.ncai.org/events/2016/04/03/nicwa-annual-conference).

Alaska Native Studies Conference 2016 is April 14-16, 2016 at the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus. For information go to: http://alaskanativestudies.org.

United South and Eastern Tribes (USET) 7th Annual Tribal Utility Summit, Hosted by Eastern Band of Cherokee IndiansIs at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino, Cherokee, NC. April 19-21, 2016. For details visit: http://www.usetinc.org/meetings-events/uset-annual-expo/2016-2/.

Globalex 2016 is 24 May, in Portorož, Slovenia: Lexicographic Resources for Human Language Technology Mining. For more information go to: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/australex/.

TESOL 2016: International Convention and English Language Expo is April 5-8, 2016, in Baltimore, MD. For details go to: http://www.tesol.org/.

National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA) Training: Positive Indian Parenting - ICWA Basics is April 6-9, 2016, at the St. Paul Training Institute. For details go to: http://www.nicwa.org.

Multiculturalism in the Canadian Context is April 14-15, 2016, in Lodz, Poland. For details go to: http://[email protected].

The Eighth International Conference on Climate: Impacts and Responses is at Vietnam National University & VNU University of Science, Hanoi, Vietnam April, 21-22, 2016.The Climate Change Conference is for any person with an interest in, and concern for, scientific, policy and strategic perspectives in climate change. It will address a range of critically important themes relating to the vexing question of climate change. Plenary speakers will include some of the world’s leading thinkers in the fields of climatology and environmental science, as well as numerous paper, workshop and colloquium presentations by researchers and practitioners. For details go to: http://on-climate.com/the-conference.

8th International Conference on Climate: Impacts and Responses is at Vietnam National University & VNU University of Science in Hanoi, Vietnam, April 21-22, 2016. The Climate Change Conference is for any person with an interest in, and concern for, scientific, policy and strategic perspectives in climate change. It will address a range of critically important themes relating to the vexing question of climate change. Plenary speakers will include some of the world’s leading thinkers in the fields of climatology and environmental science, as well as numerous paper, workshop and colloquium presentations by researchers and practitioners. For details go to: http://on-climate.com/the-conference.

Washington Association of Bilingual Education : Annual Conference is April 29 – 30, 2016, in Vellevue, WA. For details go to: http://wabewa.org/.

The 8th Native American and Indigenous Studies Association Annual Conference may be in May, 2016, in Tucson, AZ. For more information go to: http://conferences.la.utexas.edu/naisa2014/or http://naisa.ais.arizona.edu/.

19th Annual Workshop on American Indigenous Languages (WAIL2016) is May 7-, 2016, at UCSB Department of Linguistics. For information visit: http://www.linguistics.ucsb.edu or http://osl.sa.ucsb.edu/org/nail/WAIL.

Workshop on Information Structure in Endangered Languages may be in May 2016. For details visit: https://www.soas.ac.uk/isel/

a Worldwide Congress for Language Rights may be in May 2016. For details go to: http://linguistlist.org/, http://www.associazionelemitalia.org or http://www.globaleventslist.elsevier.com.

6th Annual Indigenous Peoples' Rights Course & Field Visit in Costa Rica is:E-Learning Course Indigenous Peoples' Rights is likely in May - July 2016, Field Visit: Amubri, Talamanca, Costa Rica: August 2016. For details go to: http://www.hrea.org/index.php?base_id=1457&language_id=1.

AMERIND/NAIHC National Conference and Trade Fair is May 8-11, 2016 in Oahu, Hawaii. For details go to: http://www.ncai.org/conferences-events/ncai-events.

Tribal Interior Budget Council is May 10-12, 2016 at Washington Plaza, 10 Thomas Circle NW, Washington, DC, For details go to: http://www.ncai.org/conferences-events/ncai-events.

United South and Eastern Tribes (USET) Semi-Annual, Hosted by Poarch Band of Creek Indians, is at Wind Creek Casino & Hotel, Atmore, AL, May 15-18, 2016. For details visit: http://www.usetinc.org/meetings-events/uset-annual-expo/2016-2/.

8th Austronesian and Papuan Languages and Linguistics Conference is May 13-14, 2016, in London, UK. For information go to: https://www.soas.ac.uk/linguistics/events/apll8-conference/.

6h Annual Indigenous Peoples' Rights Course & Field Visit in Costa Rica is:E-Learning Course Indigenous Peoples' Rights: May be May -  July 2016, Field Visit: Amubri, Talamanca, Costa Rica: August 2016. For details go to: http://www.hrea.org/index.php?base_id=1457&language_d=1.

20th Navajo Studies Conference is at Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, May 28-30, 2015. For details go to: http://www.navajostudies.org.

Tenth Heritage Language Research Institute is June 15-18 2016 at The University of Washington, Seattle, Seattle, WA. For details go to: http://nhlrc.ucla.edu/.

AsiaLex 2016 is 1-3 June, Manila, Philippines: Advancing Language Teaching with Lexicography and Corpus-Building. For information go to: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/australex/.

The Native American Student Advocacy Institute is June 6-7, 2016. For details visit: http://nasai.collegeboard.org/.

Fostering Indigenous Business and Entrepreneurship in the Americas Conference: FIBEA 2016 may be in June 2016. For information and to make submissions contact [email protected], or visit http://conferences.mgt.unm.edu/fibea/ or http://fibeamanaus.mgt.unm.edu/defaultENG.asp. 

2nd Annual Stabilizing Indigenous Languages Conference and 6th Western Symposium on Language Issues (WeSLI) may be in June 2016. For details go to: http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~jar/AIE/conf.html.

6th Annual Indigenous Peoples' Rights Course & Field Visit in Costa Rica by Human Rights Education Associates (HREA) and University for Peace (UPEACE), Costa Rica: E-Learning Course Indigenous Peoples' Rights: may be June - July, 2016; Field Visit: Amburi, Talamanca, Costa Rica:  August, 2016. For details go to: http://www.hrea.org/index.php?base_id=1457&language_id=1

The Society of American Indian Government Employees (SAIGE) is a national non-profit organization that advocates for American Indian and Alaska Native federal employees. SAIGE 13rd Annual National Training Program is June 6, 2016, at Hard Rock Hotel, Catoosa, OK. Information is available from the Society of American Indian Government Employees, P.O. Box 7715, Washington, D.C. 20044, www.saige.org.

Breath of Life / Workshop for California Indian Languages is in June 2016, For details visit: http://www.aicls.org.

UCLA American Indian Studies Center Summer in Montana may be in June 2016. For details see: www.aisc.ucla.edu/news/.../Summer%20in%20Montana%20flyer.pdf.

Dene Languages Conference is June 6-7, 2016 in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada. For information go to: http://www.uaf.edu/alc/.

7 ^th American Indian and Indigenous Education Conference is at Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Az, June 16-18, 2016. To get updated information on this conference visit: http://nau.edu/AIE

SYLAP 2016 (Shoshonian language summer program) is from June 18 until July 22 on the campus of the University of Utah. For details go to: http://shoshoniproject.utah.edu/2015/12/sylap-2016-application/.

The Northwest Indian Language Institute Summer 2016 is June 20-23, 2016, at the University of Oregon, Eugene, OR. For details go to: http://pages.uoregon.edu/nwili/.

The 2016 Institute on Collaborative Language Research (CoLang) is held at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks from June 20 - July 22, 2016. For details go to: http://www.ssila.org.

6th International Conference on Bantu Languages is in Helsinki, Finland, June 20-22, 2016. For details go to: http://linguistlist.org/callconf/browse-conf-action.cfm?ConfID=190196.

ATDLE : 24th Annual National TWBI (Na tional Two-Way Conference) is  in Sacramento, CA, June 24-27, 2015. For details visit: http://atdle.org/.\

The NCAI 2016 Mid Year Conference and Marketplace is in Spokane, WA, June 27-30, 2016, For details visit: http://www.ncai.org/conferences-events/ncai-events.

The 2016 Institute on Collaborative Language Research (CoLang) is being held at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks from June 20 - July 22. For information about SSILA go to: www.ssila.org.

8 ^th International 3L Summer School: Endangered Languages: From Documentation to Revitalization may be in July 2016. For details visit: http://www.ddl.ish-lyon.cnrs.fr/ .

NCAIS Graduate Student Conference at the Newberry Library in Chicago may be in July 2016. “The Consortium offers graduate students from NCAIS member institutions an opportunity to present papers in any academic field relating to American Indian Studies at the Graduate Student Conference.  We encourage the submission of proposals for papers that examine a wide variety of subjects relating to American Indian and Indigenous history and culture broadly conceived. For details go to http://www.newberry.org/.

Australex 2016: Endangered Words, and Signs of Revival may be in Australia, in July 2016, though the months in which has been held varies. For details go to: http://www.australex.org/.

NCAIS Summer Institute, May be in July and August, 2016, Recording the Native Americas : Indigenous Speech, Representation, and the Politics of Writing. For more information go to: www.newberry.org/mcnickle.

I ssues in Intercultural Learning and Teaching Across L2 Contexts and Situations (12th ELIA) may be in, July 2016. For details visit: http://www.eliaxii.es/.

Bi-SLI 2015: Bilingualism and Specific Language Impairment may be in July 2016. For information visit: http://bisli2015.univ-tours.fr/. 12th Biennial Conference of the Association of Forensic Linguistics is in Guangzhou, China, July 6-9, 2015 . for details go to: http://www.iafl.org.

7 ^th International 3L Summer School: Endangered Languages: From Documentation to Revitalization may be in July 2015. For details visit: http://www.ddl.ish-lyon.cnrs.fr/.

The 11th Annual Vine Deloria, Jr. Indigenous Studies Symposium may be in July 2016 and will be held at the Coast Salish Institute Building on Lummi Campus. For details contact Native American Studies, Northwest Indian College, 2533 Kwina Rd., Bellingham, WA 98226 (360)392-4307, www.nwic.edu.

11th Lancaster Postgraduate Conference in Linguistics and Language Teaching (LAELPG 2016) may be in Lancaster, United Kingdom, in July 2016. For details go to:  http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/fass/events/laelpgconference/index.htm.

The National Indian Gamming Association Legislative Summit may be in July 2016, in Washington, DC. For information go to: http://www.indiangaming.org/legis.

The 6th Cambridge Conference on Language Endangerment may be July 2016, at the University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK. For information go to: http://www.mml.cam.ac.uk/news/fifth-cambridge-conference-language-endangerment.

American Indian Higher Education Consortium ( AIHEC) 2016 Summer Board Meeting is July 14-16, in Denver, CO. For information go to: http://www.aihec.org/who-we-are/calendar.cfm.

SGAC/TSGAC Self Governance 3rd Quarter Advisory Committee Meeting is July 19-21, 2016 in Washington, DC.. For details visit: http://www.ncai.org/conferences-events/ncai-events.

National UNITY (United National Indian Tribal Youth) Conference: Technology and Tradition for Today and Tomorrow" is July 22-26, 2016 at the Renaissance Oklahoma City Convention Center Hotel in Oklahoma City, OK 73102. UNITY also holds occasional training sessions. For details visit:  http://www.unityinc.org.

Tribal Interior Budget Council is July 26-28, 2016, at Best Western Ramkota Hotel & Conference Center, Rapid City, SD/. For details visit: http://www.ncai.org/conferences-events/ncai-events.

51st International Conference on Salish and Neighboring Languages may be in August 2016. More information is available at: http://icsnl.org or http://linguistlist.org/callconf/browse-conf-action.cfm?ConfID=208896 .

51st International Conference on Salish and Neighboring Languages may be in August 2016. More information is available at: http://icsnl.org or http://linguistlist.org/callconf/browse-conf-action.cfm?ConfID=208896 .

The 2016 annual meeting of the Linguistic Association of Canada and the United States, the 43rd LACUS Forum, is, August 2-5, at Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, Nova Scotia. For details visit: http://lacus.weebly.com

NAAAS (including The National Association of Native American Studies) International Research Forum is August 14-22, 2016, co-sponsored by the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, at South Padre Island, Texas. For details visit: https://www.naaas.org/view-calendar/.

2016 NATIONAL STOLEN GENERATIONS CONFERENCE is at Grand Mercure Resort in the Gold Coast, Australia on 24th – 26th August 2016/ For details go to: http://www.indigenousconferences.com/#!2016-national-stolen-g-conference-/r5smj.

44th Annual Meeting of the Linguistic Association of the Southwest may be in September  2016. For details go to: http://clas.ucdenver.edu/lasso/index.html.

13th Language is Life Biennial Conference may be in September 2016. For details, visit: http://www.aicls.org/.

Eighth Minnesota Indigenous Language Symposium may be in September 2016. For details go to: http://www.grassrootsindigenousmultimedia.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=69&Itemid=137, or http://conta.cc/12Rgb2u.

3 rd INDIGENOUS STOP  DOMESTIC AND FAMILY VIOLENCE WORLD CONFERENCE is in Adelaide South Australia, Stamford Grand Adelaide Beach Hotel Glenelg, September 14-17, 2016. For details go to: http://www.indigenousconferences.com/#!2016-international-domestic-violence-/c1zpe.

Colorado Association for Bilingual Education (CABE) may be in September 2016, in Denver, CO. for details visit: http://www.cocabe.org.

Language and Language Teaching Conference (LLTC) 2015 may be in September 2016. For details visit: https://sites.google.com/site/usdlltc/.

2016 Global Indigenous Men's Conference at Stamford Grand Adeliade Hotel, Adelaide, Australia, September 12-14, 2015, For details visit: http://www.indigenousconferences.com/#!2016-men-conference-/zw3yb .

12 ^th Biannual Advocates for Indigenous California Language Survival: Language Is Life Gathering – Language Is Love is September 19-20, 2016, at Wonder Valley Ranch and Conference Center, Sanger, CA. For details visit: http://www.aicls.org.

National Indian Health Board (NIHB) Annual Consumer Conference is in the Tucson, AZ Area, September 19-23, 2016 (http://www.ncai.org/events/2016/09/19/nihb-annual-consumer-conference).

The 2016 National Cultural and Linguistic Diverse Worker’s Conference: Drivers in Diversity” will be held at the Hervey Bay, Australia Community Centre scheduled for the 26th – 28th September 2016. For details visit: http://www.indigenousconferences.com/#!2016-cald/c1mhi.

The National Association for Multicultural Education ( NAME ) may be in October 2016,. For details visit: http://www.nameorg.org/2015_name_conference_name2015.php.

The 24th EPA Region 9 Conference (Pacific Southwest Region of the EPA), covering 148 tribal nations) conference may be in October 2016. For information visit: http://region9tribal-epaconference.com.

CILLA VIII  may be in October2016, Convocatoria Séptimo Congreso sobre los Idiomas Indígenas de Latinoamérica. For details go to: http://ailla.utexas.org/site/events_sp.html.

Annual, Sunrise Gathering on Alcatraz Island may be in October or November 2016. For details go to: http://www.iitc.org/conferences-events/community-events/.

NIEA 2016 Convention & Trade Show is October 4-8, 2016 in Reno, NV. For details visit: http://www.niea.org.

National Indian Education Association 47 Annual Conference and Trade Show is October 5-8, 2016. For details visit: http://niea.site-ym.com/events/event_list.asp.

American Indian Higher Education Consortium ( AIHEC) 2016 Fall Board Meeting is October 6-8, 2016 is in New Orleans, LA. For information go to: http://www.aihec.org/who-we-are/calendar.cfm.

9th Annual Tusweca Tiospaye 2016 Lakota Dakota Nakota Language Summit and First Nations Education Summit" is October 6-8, 2016, at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center, Rapid City, SD. For details visit: http://tuswecatiospaye.org/.

The Indigenous Studies Area of the Midwest Popular Culture Association at the annual Midwest Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association conference is, October 6-9, 2016 at the Hilton Rosemont/Chicago O'hare. For more information about the conference please visit the conference website at www.mpcaaca.org/conference.

NCAI 73rd Annual Convention and Marketplace is in Phoenix, AZ, October 9-14, 2016, for details visit: http://www.ncai.org/conferences-events/ncai-events.

The 2016 International Conference of Indigenous Archives, Libraries, and Museums October 9-15, 2016 (Conference dates are October 11-12) at the Sheraton Wild Horse Pass Resort & Spa, Gila River Indian Community, Phoenix, AZ. For information, visit: http://www.atalm.org.  Please direct questions to [email protected].

Sixth International Conference on Language Immersion Education is October 20-22, 2016 , in Minneapolis, MN.For details visit: http://www.carla.umn.edu/conferences/LTE2015/.

American Indigenous Research Association Meeting is October 21-22, 2016 in Joseph McDonald Health and Fitness Center, Salish Kootenai College in Pablo, Montana. For details go to: http://americanindigenousresearchassociation.org/meeting/.

SGAC/TSGAC Self Governance 4th Quarter Advisory Committee Meeting is Oct 25-27, 2016 at Washington, DC. For details visit: http://www.niea.org.

5 ^th International Conference on Language, Education and Diversity (LED 2015) may be in Auckland, New Zealand, in November 2016. For details visit: https://led.education.auckland.ac.nz.

First Nations Language Keepers Conference may be in November 2016 at the Saskatoon Inn and Conference Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. Details area available at: http://www.sicc.sk.ca/. 

Tribal Interior Budget Council is November 7-9, 2016 at Washington Plaza, 10 Thomas Circle NW, Washington, DC. For details visit: http://www.niea.org.

RES New Mexico is November 14-17, 2016, in Santa Fe, NM. For details visit: http://www.ncai.org/conferences-events/ncai-events.

USHRN Bi-annual Human Rights Conference may be in December, 2016, at the Sheraton Austin at the Capitol, 701 East 11th St., Austin, TX. See more at: http://www.ushrnetwork.org/events/advancing-human-rights-2015-sharpening-our-vision-reclaiming-our-dreams#sthash.U5xxHMf1.dpuf. For more information and registration: http://www.ushrnetwork.org/.

2016 International Indigenous Allied Health Conference is at Pullmans Hotel International. Cairns, Queensland, Australia, December 1-3, 2015.For information visit http://www.indigenousconferences.com/#!indigenous-allied-health-world-conferenc/cccl.

XVI International Conference on Minority Languages will be in 2017 at the University of Jyväskylä in Finland.. For details go to: http://linguistlist.org/callconf/browse-conf-action.cfm?ConfID=185476 or https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-15th-International-Conference-on-Minority-Languages-ICML-XV/1415639588738595.

Language Documentation and Linguistic Theory 5 is December 3-4, 2016 , at Russell Square: College Buildings, University of London, London, England.LDLT5 aims to bring together researchers working on linguistic theory and language documentation and description, with a particular focus on innovative work on under-described or endangered languages. For information visit: https://www.soas.ac.uk/language-documentation-and-linguistic-theory-2016/.

WSF2015 The 6th World Sustainability Forum is in Cape Town, South Africa, on 27 and 28 January 2017. For details go to: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/6th-world-sustainability-forum-matthias-burkhalter?articleId=6059646020671807488.

5th International Conference on Language Documentation and Conservation (ICLDC) - a biennial meeting: may be in February 2017. For details visit: http://events.hellotrade.com/conferences/international-conference-on-language-documentation-and-conservation/.

USET Impact Week is February 6-9, 2017, at Crystal Gateway Marriott, Arlington, VA. For details visit: http://www.ncai.org/conferences-events/ncai-events.

RES Las Vegas is March 13-16, 2017 in Las Vegas, NV. For derails visit: http://www.ncai.org/events/2017/03/13/res-las-vegas.

American Indian Higher Education Consortium ( AIHEC) 2017 Wintrt Board Meeting is February 6-9, 2017 in Washington, DC. For information go to: http://www.aihec.org/who-we-are/calendar.cfm.

NCAI 2017 Executive Council Winter Session is February 13-17, 2017, in Washington, DC. For information visit: http://www.ncai.org/conferences-events/ncai-events.

American Indian Higher Education Consortium ( AIHEC) 2017 Spring Board Meeting is March 16-18, 2017 is in Rapid City, SD. For information go to: http://www.aihec.org/who-we-are/calendar.cfm.

American Indian Higher Education Consortium ( AIHEC) 2017 Student Conference, March 19-21, 2017 at Best Western Ramkota Hotel and Conference Center Rapid City, SD. For information go to: http://www.aihec.org/who-we-are/calendar.cfm.

NICWA Annual Conference is April 2-5, 2017 in San Diego, CA. For information visit: http://www.ncai.org/conferences-events/ncai-events.

NCAI 2017 Mid Year Conference is June 25, 2017 - June 28, 2017at Uncasville, CT. For information visit: http://www.ncai.org/conferences-events/ncai-events.

American Indian Higher Education Consortium ( AIHEC) 2017 Summer Board Meeting is July 13-15, 2017 in Denver, CO. For information go to: http://www.aihec.org/who-we-are/calendar.cfm.

National Indian Health Board (NIHB) Annual Consumer Conference is in the Billings, MT Area, September 25-29, 2017 (http://www.ncai.org/events/2017/09/25/nihb-annual-consumer-conference).

T he 13th biannual International Conference on the Mediterranean Coastal Environment may be in October 2017. organized by MEDCOAST. For details contact: [email protected], http://www.medcoast.net/.

NIEA Annual Conference is October 5-7, 2017 in Orlando, FL. For details visit: http://www.aihec.org/who-we-are/calendar.cfm.

NCAI 74th Annual Convention and Marketplace is October 15-20, 2017, in Milwaukee, WI. For details visit: http://www.ncai.org/conferences-events/ncai-events.

National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA) 35th Annual Protecting Our Children National American Indian Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect is April 2-5, 2017, in San Diego, CA. For information go to: http://www.nicwa.org/.

Dene (Athabaskan) Language Conference 2017 will likely be held in June 2017 in the Southwest, in Apache country.  For more information, please visit: http://www.uaf.edu/alc/.

NCAI 2017 Mid Year Conference is June 25-28, 2017. For details visit: http://www.ncai.org/conferences-events/ncai-events.

NIHB Annual Consumer Conference is September 25-29, in the Billings, MT area. For details visit: http://www.ncai.org/conferences-events/ncai-events.

Puliima 2017 (6th Indigenous Language and Technology Conference) kay be in October, 2017. For information go to: http://www.puliima.com.

NCAI 2018 Executive Council Winter Session is February 12-15, 2018. For details visit: http://www.ncai.org/conferences-events/ncai-events.

American Indian Higher Education Consortium ( AIHEC) 2018 Winter Board Meeting is February 12-15, 2018 in Washington, DC. For information go to: http://www.aihec.org/who-we-are/calendar.cfm.

RES Las Vegas is March 5-8, 2018, in Las Vegas, NV. For details visit: http://www.ncai.org/conferences-events/ncai-events.

NICWA Annual Conference is April 15-18, 2018 in Anchorage, AK. For details visit: http://www.ncai.org/conferences-events/ncai-events.

NIEA National Convention is in Hartford, CT, October 10-14, 2018. For details visit: http://www.ncai.org/conferences-events/ncai-events.

NCAI 75th Annual Convention & Marketplace is October 21, 2018 - Oct 26, 2018 in Denver, CO. For details visit: http://www.ncai.org/conferences-events/ncai-events.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF NATIVE AMERICAN AND INDIGENOUS STUDIES

As part of Northwestern University’s Indigenous Studies Research Initiative, the Institute for Policy Research invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Native American and Indigenous Studies. We seek a scholar who studies social disparities as they pertain to indigenous people, particularly, but not limited to, the native peoples of North America. This person will be jointly appointed between the Institute for Policy Research and an appropriate social science-related unit, and will work closely with Northwestern undergraduates and graduate students. Scholars with backgrounds in anthropology, communications, economics, education, law, political science, psychology, public health, sociology, statistics, and other related fields are encouraged to apply. Candidates must have completed all degree requirements for a PhD before September 1, 2016. We welcome applications from both newly-minted PhDs and senior assistant professor candidates.

For more information about the Institute for Policy Research and to apply, visit  http://www.ipr.northwestern.edu/about/job-opportunities/

Applications will be accepted online only. Application materials include a cover letter, CV, a writing sample of approximately 25 pages, evidence of teaching effectiveness, and between three and five letters of reference.  The search committee will begin reviewing applications immediately and the search will remain open until an offer is accepted. Only complete applications, including letters of reference, will be considered. Inquiries about the search may be sent to  [email protected].

Northwestern University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer of all protected classes including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Hiring is contingent upon eligibility to work in the United States.

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